And to get back on topic, I missed mentioning Harrington and Pouliot (and I know people want to hear about them).

I didn't really notice them, to be honest. All things considered, I guess that's a good thing. IIRC, they (along with Dumoulin) did a good job of exiting the zone and getting the puck moving forward. Other than that, they were invisible (which, again, is probably a good thing).

-Thought Neal and Bennett looked sharp for 4 days into this preseason.-Watching Scuds on that 5 on 3 brought tears to my eyes (knew jackets were scoring second he came off the ice)-Pouliot looked hesitant to shoot on the PP but when you have Neal Bennett and Malkin to pass to, you will your first time-I think it was Murphy earlier that said it but Harrington looks like the next Scuds. Didn't even realize he was playing.-I think Dumoulin will start the year down in WBS but should be a good 5-6 injury filler on the big club this year.-Ol' Chucky played like he wanted a spot on this team and I saw more out of him last night than I did from Glass on most night last year-Vitale played like he wanted to be in the box most nights, Jeffrey played like he wanted to start most nights

Disclaimer: First preseason game so really can't judge too much (unless you're the Steelers offense)

Kobasaw: his 2 goals were nice to see but i liked even more what a saw away from the puck even more. He was defensively sound and played a good solid game. The 2 goals aside he still looked pretty good.

Kobesaw > Glass. Can't see Disco doing the right thing though. Everybody on the ice needs to be a threat to score and Glass isn't. Personally, I never thought much of him as a checker or fighter to justify that part either.

Oh, and wanted to add that of all the D men I saw in the game last night, I was least impressed with Niskanen. I'm getting afraid that we won't get anything in a trade for him.

First thing: Bylsma doesn't sign players to contracts. As of today, Chuck Kobasew is not a part of the team. That would require Shero making a move or two.

I agree that Niskaben looked bad, but I think it was more a by-product of knowing he's getting traded. He's still an asset with value. One preseason game isn't going to suddenly mean Niskanen has no value.

I would like to hold off on all the Kobasew love. Yes, he scored two goals, but he was getting out-muscled all night long. He also looked sort of slow at times. Lets wait and see what he does for the rest of the preseason before we start penciling him into the starting lineup.

I actually watched it twice. They replayed it on NHL network right after they broadcasted it live. I knew after he scored the second goal everyone here would be on the chuck train... I am just not on board yet.

I can't get excited if 4 of the guys were cast offs and the other 2 or 3 aren't good sans Sutter.. Not saying its scientific at all. Just saying. Reminds of Tangradi last year.

Some people using the fact they are fans to cloud a bit of judgement which is sometimes it is what it is or they are who they are.

This isn't meant to bash anyone at all just to say regardless of the preseason I'm just not that excited about those 6, and it will really shine when one or two of our top 6 are out especially if its for an extended period of time.

I can't get excited if 4 of the guys were cast offs and the other 2 or 3 aren't good sans Sutter.. Not saying its scientific at all. Just saying. Reminds of Tangradi last year.

Some people using the fact they are fans to cloud a bit of judgement which is sometimes it is what it is or they are who they are.

This isn't meant to bash anyone at all just to say regardless of the preseason I'm just not that excited about those 6, and it will really shine when one or tow of our top 6 are out especially if its fr an extended period of time.

i suppose the silver lining is that the bottom 6 was pretty wretched last year, and we still got the top seed in the conference. of course there's that thing about our lack of scoring depth being the major reason we lost to boston...but at least we got an atlantic division banner?

the other thing is that sutter and kennedy had just about the worst chemistry i've ever seen. even though i think TK is a better player than d'agostini, kobasew, or jeffrey, these guys can't be a worse fit for sutter. that's nearly impossible.

so overall, i don't think our bottom 6 is much worse than it was last year - despite how pitiful it looks on paper

I actually watched it twice. They replayed it on NHL network right after they broadcasted it live. I knew after he scored the second goal everyone here would be on the chuck train... I am just not on board yet.

I don't think people are rushing off to get Kobasew jerseys but he played well and deserves praise.

At practice on saturday, when I watched Kobasew, I thought he would be taller. Today in the PG, D Molinari writes that Sid wants time on the PK. He wants to be involved.

Penalty-killing for Crosby?Center Sidney Crosby, who is slotted to remain a secondary penalty-killer, wasn't one of them."Sidney Crosby is going to play a role on our penalty-kill, will continue to play a role on our penalty-kill," Bylsma said. "It's not his major role on our team. He will be there."